學校與學生歷來是英語考試聽力常涉及的物件,在托福考試裡也不例外。下面是小編為大家整理的一些託福聽力常考學校學生詞彙,祝大家備考順利。
Junior(三年級生):高中、學院或大學的三年級學生。
Leave of Absence(准假):准許學習成績優良的學生請假一段時間,然後繼續學業。
Lecture(講課):學院和大學課程的'普通教授法。教授在由二十名到幾百名學生組成的課堂上講課,輔之以由助教指導的定期小組討論。
Liberal Arts(或“Liberal Arts and Sciences”,或“ArtsandSciences”)(文理科):泛指人文學科(語言、文學、哲學、藝術)、社會科學(經濟學、社會學、人類學、歷史學、政治學)和自然科學(數學、物理、化學)各學科。
Loan(貸款):給學生預支一定數額的款項,以便他們能夠完成學業,要求學生離校後以現金或勞務逐步償還。
Lower Division(低年級):大學本科一、二年級。
Major(主修科目):學生集中攻讀的科目或專業領域。大學本科生通常在頭兩年學習文理科普通課程,然後再選擇一門主修科目。
Masters Degree(碩士學位):高等院校向在獲得學士學位後修滿至少一年課程並達到一定學術要求的學生頒發的學位。
Matriculate(錄取):由大學或學院正式招收入學。
Mid-term(期會考試):學期中間舉行的考試。
be down and out:疲憊不堪,一蹶不振
EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out.
EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out.
double date:兩對伴侶的約會
EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date.
go off the deep end:魯莽行事,感情用事
EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant.
go the whole hog:全力以赴
EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog.
jump out of the frying pan into fire:每況愈下(from bad to worse)
EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with ell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell.
jump down one's throat:橫加指責
EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat.
lick into shape:塑造,訓練整頓
EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape.
EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape.
look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻,瞧不起
EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people
EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer.)
make heavy weather:發覺某事有困難
EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded withconfidence.
make head or tail of: 弄清楚,懂得
EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it.
Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎邏輯
Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few.
Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer.
kick around 私下討論一下
Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while.
put two and two together 找出解決之道
Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together.
fake steps 採取必要措施